From f49f4c2254b86189128005bc1183c1b99ebf1825 2010-01-07 23:58:26
From: Fernando Perez <Fernando.Perez@berkeley.edu>
Date: 2010-01-07 23:58:26
Subject: [PATCH] Make testing easier by exposing a top-level test() function.

Fixes https://bugs.launchpad.net/ipython/+bug/504450

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diff --git a/IPython/__init__.py b/IPython/__init__.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a3d3030..54c21b2
--- a/IPython/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/__init__.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "extensions"))
 from IPython.core.iplib import InteractiveShell
 from IPython.core.embed import embed
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext
+from IPython.testing import test
 
 from IPython.lib import (
     enable_wx, disable_wx,
@@ -61,4 +62,3 @@ for author, email in release.authors.values():
 __license__  = release.license
 __version__  = release.version
 __revision__ = release.revision
-
diff --git a/IPython/testing/__init__.py b/IPython/testing/__init__.py
index e69de29..830585c 100644
--- a/IPython/testing/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/testing/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""Testing support (tools to test IPython itself).
+"""
+
+# User-level entry point for testing
+def test():
+    """Run the entire IPython test suite.
+
+    For fine-grained control, you should use the :file:`iptest` script supplied
+    with the IPython installation."""
+
+    # Do the import internally, so that this function doesn't increase total
+    # import time
+    from iptest import run_iptestall
+    run_iptestall()
+
+# So nose doesn't try to run this as a test itself and we end up with an
+# infinite test loop
+test.__test__ = False